Whittier

Supervisor Janice Hahn ordered that all county flags at county facilities be lowered to half-staff in honor of a sheriff's department recruit who died last week from injuries suffered in a wrong-way crash last November.

"Tragically, he was not able to fulfill his calling of helping others. Our condolences go out to Alejandro's family, friends, and academy classmates. He will forever live in our hearts and never be forgotten," the LASD said in a statement.

Video shows the deputy punching the man in the head several times. The report said the traffic stop was for an air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror.

A suspect was taken into custody following a pursuit through Los Angeles County Tuesday morning.

A dog stuck in a storm drain in the Whittier-Avocado Heights area is safely out of the hole.

No injuries were reported.

Los Angeles County DA George Gascón said 32-year-old Nicholas Carrillo, was shot twice in the back, and one of the shots severed his spinal cord.

Three people were taken into custody after leading deputies on a chase through parts of LA County.

The driver who hit and killed a man who go out of his car and waved a gun in an alleged road rage incident in Whittier has been arrested, according to police.

Authorities arrested a burglary suspect in Whittier just a day after he was released for the same crime, according to police.

An investigation is underway at a Whittier home after a possible stabbing between the homeowner and a neighbor.

Four recruits remain in critical condition and one "suffered setbacks" and is in grave condition, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Sunday.

A week before Thanksgiving break, Whittier College announced it would end its NCAA Division III football, lacrosse and golf programs.